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Monday, June 20, 2011

I recently had a burst of energy and felt the need to organize. A couple of weeks ago, I went through our linen cabinets and got rid of some old sheets and blankets that we haven’t used in a while. That cleared a couple of shelves. For...

Remember my tub of fabric? Well, that’s grown a little bit. I remembered this blog post about using comic book boards to make mini fabric bolts. I went back to search for it, and ordered a 100-pack of the boards from amazon. And, ta da!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Good things happening lately:1) We’re enjoying some lovely summer weather around here lately. (See how baby girl is enjoying wearing her summer hat?)2) After 13 months, baby girl is sleeping through the night. After about a week of sleeping through the night myself, I feel like a fog has lifted: less cranky, brain is working a tad faster (you know it’s bad when you forget what the word for “door” is and have to explain to your husband, “you know, that thing you open, with the thing...” oy) and, of course, not dog tired all day long. Drinking less caffeine.3) I’m back to working part-time. I’m looking forward to enjoying the summer with the kids.I’ve been doing some little projects lately:

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As a mom of two, I spend most of my time and energy taking care of (and worrying about) my kids. Motherhood has been fulfilling in ways I could never have imagined, but I also crave an outlet for my creative energy. (Other than coming up with creative ways to convince a three-year-old to eat his dinner, that is.) So, after the kids are in bed, in my house, you can often hear the purr of the sewing machine and NPR podcasting on the computer, as something new takes form.